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equality

Books about equality for readers of all ages.

Cover of I, Too, Sing America

I, Too, Sing America

Ages 9–14identityresilience

Cover of Riding to Washington

Riding to Washington

Gwenyth Swain

Ages 7–12civil rightscourage

Cover of Martin Luther King, Jr

Martin Luther King, Jr

Robert E. Jakoubek, Heather Lehr Wagner

Ages 10–16civil rightsequality

Cover of We Are All Born Free

We Are All Born Free

Amnesty International

Ages 5–12human rightsequality

Cover of Gay rights

Gay rights

David L. Hudson

Ages 13–18civil rightsequality

Cover of Racism (Face the Facts)

Racism (Face the Facts)

Adrian Cooper

Ages 8–10racism and discriminationequality

Cover of Free?

Free?

Amnesty International

Ages 11–16human rightsfreedom

Cover of Remember

Remember

Toni Morrison

Ages 8–14civil rightsequality

Cover of Pride

Pride

Rob Sanders

Ages 4–10acceptancediversity

Cover of We are not yet equal

We are not yet equal

Carol (Carol Elaine) Anderson, Tonya Bolden

Ages 12–18civil rightsequality

Cover of From way in back

From way in back

Aaron Reynolds

Ages 5–10civil rightsequality

Cover of White water

White water

Michael S. Bandy

Ages 5–10segregationracial injustice

Cover of Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

Lisbeth Kaiser

Ages 5–10couragejustice

Cover of Feminist Baby

Feminist Baby

Loryn Brantz

Ages 0–5feminismempowerment

Cover of In the Name of Emmett Till

In the Name of Emmett Till

Robert H. Mayer, Leslie-Burl McLemore

Ages 10–18civil rightsjustice

Cover of Sneetches On Beaches

Sneetches On Beaches

Dr. Seuss

Ages 3–8acceptanceinclusion

Cover of Let Them Play

Let Them Play

Margot Theis Raven, Chris Ellison

Ages 6–10civil rightsequality

Cover of Race Cars

Race Cars

Jenny Devenny

Ages 5–10equalityfairness

Cover of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Ruth Rocha, Otavio Roth

Ages 7–14human rightsequality

Cover of Living As a Child Laborer

Living As a Child Laborer

Catherine Chambers

Ages 10–15social justicechildren's rights

Cover of Madiba

Madiba

Lionel J. Maxim

Ages 8–13couragejustice

Cover of I, too, am America

I, too, am America

Langston Hughes, Bryan Collier

Ages 6–14identityequality

Cover of Freedom on the Menu

Freedom on the Menu

Carole Boston Weatherford

Ages 6–10civil rightscourage

Cover of The king's equal

The king's equal

Katherine Paterson

Ages 7–12equalityhumility